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Â鶹ֱ²¥ senior received $1,000 scholarship
A Â鶹ֱ²¥ education major recently received a $1,000 scholarship from the Margaret Bell Davis Endowed Scholarship Fund. Jordan Lewis, a senior education major from Lexington received the scholarship, which is for full-time Â鶹ֱ²¥ African American students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree and a career in teaching at the elementary, middle or high school level. Applicants must be accepted...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ student won a $10,000 scholarship at Keeneland
A Â鶹ֱ²¥ student recently won a $10,000 scholarship as part of College Scholarship Day at Keeneland in Lexington. Erica McKind was one of the lucky winners to nab one of two $10,000 scholarships that day as part of the Keeneland Fall Meet. Scholarships totaling $40,00 were available to full-time college students who participated in the day either online or in-person. Students who pre-registered were eligible to...
Two-time Â鶹ֱ²¥ alumna selected to lead the FCC’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council as chair
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced the selection of a two-time Â鶹ֱ²¥ alumna as the chair for its Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC). Heather Gate earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science as well as a master’s degree in computer science and public administration from Kentucky State. Gate also serves as the vice president of digital inclusion at Connected Nation...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ Small-Scale Farm Grant Program reapproved for $990,000
Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s Small-Scale Farm Grant Program, which provides assistance to small and limited-resource farmers in Kentucky, was recently reapproved with an additional $990,000 in funding. In partnership with the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, the program was founded in 2012 and has been funded an additional four times since then.  This program helps farmers who...